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This town in Moselle, Grand Est has a population of 524.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Altviller has none. People aged 65 and over make up 28% of residents.
The one thing Altviller does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Altviller as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Nabor, in Saint-Avold, 2.3 mi away.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Altviller.
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, higher than both Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Altviller has a median age of 50.5. Graduates make up 29% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Altviller | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Altviller number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.4 per worker). The median disposable income is €27,190 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 10.8%, lower than Moselle’s towns (12.3%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 90% passed the bac pro, of 239 candidates at 3 lycées. At the lycées within 5 km of Altviller, 95.1% passed the bac, above Moselle’s towns (90.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La CarrièreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 104 | 82%−4 pts |
| Lycée des métiers du tertiaire Jean-Victor PonceletNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 338 | 98%+2 pts |
| Collège Alexandre DreuxBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 63 | 89%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Altviller is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Altviller yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altviller | 524 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valmont | 3,041 | 1.6 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Macheren | 2,814 | 1.7 | — | A− | — | C |
| Folschviller | 3,916 | 2.3 | A | A | A | C |
| Saint-Avold | 14,755 | 2.8 | B− | B+ | C− | C |
| Hombourg-Haut | 5,976 | 4.5 | C | C+ | A− | D− |
| Longeville-lès-Saint-Avold | 3,572 | 5.1 | A+ | A− | A+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Altviller is a commune of 524 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Avold Synergie. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.